Tue 9 Oct 2012
BET Hip-Hop Awards 2012 Cyphers: Grand Hustle, ASAP Rocky, Mac Miller, West Coast, Ruff Ryders & More
Posted by Mr.North under Good For Hip Hop[18] Comments
It’s BET Hip-Hop Awards 2012 time! Which means the crown jewel of the annual show, the cyphers are back. Some of today’s freshest young stars, veterans, and hottest crews come together in rap’s rawest and pure form. Kicking things off during tonight’s airing was Grand Hustle, the Hustle Gang were represented by Trae Tha Truth, Chip, Iggy Azalea, B.o.B., and T-I-P.
Watch Grand Hustle, plus Ruff Ryders, Mac Miller, ScHoolboy Q, Talib Kweli, Ab-Soul, A$AP Rocky, Childish Gambino, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and more after the jump…..
Grand Hustle (T.I., B.o.B., Iggy Azalea, Chip, Trae Tha Truth)
Mac Miller, Mystikal, ScHoolboy Q, Hopsin, and Jay Bird the Purdi Boi (Sprite Hot 16 Winner)
Talib Kweli, Jean Grae, Ab Soul, and Sarkodie
West Coast (Xzibit, YG, Kurupt, E-40, DJ Quik, Kendrick Lamar, & Snoop Dogg)
Angel Haze, Joey Bada$$, Driicky Graham, Childish Gambino, A$AP Rocky
Ruff Ryders (Murda Mook, Cassidy, Eve, DMX)
Previously:
BET Hip-Hop Awards 2012 Performances: Wiz Khalifa, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar & More
BET Hip-Hop Awards 2012 Cypher ‘The Warm Up’ (Vol. 1 & 2) (Video)
2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards: Rick Ross, T.I., Missy Elliott, 50 Cent & More (Photos)
Wiz Khalifa, Miguel, T.I. & More Walk the 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards Red Carpet (Photos)
War and Peace at the BET Hip-Hop Awards: Starring Rick Ross, Jeezy, 50 Cent and Fat Joe
October 9th, 2012 at 10:52 pm
Standouts for me were…
Trae the Truth
Childish Gambino
Angel Hze
Xzibit
Ab Soul
Hopsin (That kid went in)
T.I.
Talib Kweli (The Frank Ocean, Chick Fillet line was ill)
October 9th, 2012 at 10:59 pm
This year’s cyphers were really corny. Most of the rappers just looked like they were going through the motions. The only cyphers that were mildly entertaining were the Talib and Childish Gambino ones. The rest were lame. Was disappointed that Azeala Banks wasn’t in a cypher.
October 9th, 2012 at 11:06 pm
Only Talib, Joey Badass, Chldish Gambino, and Kendrick killed it. But overall, I was underwhelmed. That Shady 2.0 cypher from last year raised the bar too high for this year’s cyphers.
October 10th, 2012 at 12:32 am
The West Coast cypher was the best one followed by The RZA’s joint. Bino, Xzhibit, Badass, A$AP, Tip, Eve, Kurupt, Talib, E-40, DJ Quik, & Angel Haze killed it!. I dont really care for Kendrick Lamar, he seems like a nice guy & I like some of his tracks but I dont feel as though he’s as great as he’s hyped up to be. Dude has this annoying habit to outrap the beat a lot, & even when you pay attenion to him he’s not saying anything revolutionary. Get Mac Miller tf out of here too! Bino, A$AP, OF, & Badass together will be the class that saves hip hop…but that’s just my opinion. Feel free to disagree & even if you disagree idgaf!
October 10th, 2012 at 12:35 am
Who gave T.I. those 2 black eyes?
October 10th, 2012 at 1:36 am
Hopsin’s wordplay is crazy
October 10th, 2012 at 7:19 am
That dude Chip from London got skills, first one of those brits that got bars
October 10th, 2012 at 9:33 am
Ruff Ryders cypher was best.. Iggy is kinda hot tho
October 10th, 2012 at 9:34 am
And by hot i mean she looks good.. not rap good
October 10th, 2012 at 10:12 am
Had to play it back for Childish(He killed it).Whole foods doesn’t have the juice i like……….LOL,,,,,,,,,
October 10th, 2012 at 10:44 am
Personal standouts…..
Joey Badass “……..but there was only 1 Era” That kid knows and repsects the culture he’s a part of.
Jean Grae went lite on the people but go back and check the bars to see the slick shit she was saying.
Talib got off, Gambino too. T.I is always pretty steady and Snoop has always been solid in freestyles sessions.
Now Iggy….lets just say she has some heat about to come her way for the subliminals she threw out at a few unsigned female MC’s that have been coming at her.
October 10th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
E-40
Mystikal
Jean Grae
Angel Haze
GAMBINO
ASAP ROCKY
DMX
and I’m not even an E-40 fan but he came with them bars that you wanna hear in this type of cypher.
October 10th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
I dont give aFUCK DMX ripped that shit!!!
October 10th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
wher chris brown cypher!!
oh and dj quik must be tired as hell lol!!
October 10th, 2012 at 5:14 pm
I hope Iggy got something to show for it soon cause she’s been doing a lot of nothing.
October 13th, 2012 at 3:26 am
i second that
October 13th, 2012 at 10:53 pm
Grand Hustle was kind of wack. Iggy seems like she’s trying too hard to be down. She kind of sounds like a fake Charli Baltimore. Gambino, DMX, Kweli, the dude with the crazy eyes from Cali and Xzibit went in. I almost forgot how dope Xzibit was as a lyricist. Hip-hop is dead. The legends are still better than most of these new dudes.
October 17th, 2012 at 11:29 am
T.I. is my nigga ASAP went in
BINO WEnt in
SCHOOLBOY Went In
KENDRICK and the whole WESTSIDE
JOEY and DMX EVE damn this was a crazy CYPHER
My NIGGA HOPSIN always rippin’ shit.
Mystikal is Mystikal
and i don’t really care too much for Mac Miller but he did his thang.
My nigga Dj Quik Perm was clean then a bitch.